NBN downplays tower fears

The National Broadband Network (NBN) Company says it has approached landowners in central Australia about the possibility of erecting towers in the area.

The Alice Springs Rural Areas Association says it is concerned towers will affect the amenity of rural landowners.

However, the NBN's manager of external relations, Trent Williams, says several areas are being considered.

"I think we all imagine things to be bigger than they are, these are pretty much around the entire country already," he said.

"If you're not really looking for them they don't tend to stand out as much as you think and where we have got people concerned with what they look like we're happy to paint them to the landscape and so on."

He says it is unknown how large the towers would be but they could be similar to those across Australia.

"We're still in the initial phases at the moment, engineers will be going back to the office and putting together what is and what isn't possible and then once we have come up with what is our first cut plan we'll be going to council and presenting what needs to be done and following the process," he said.